Welcome to Andy Clark DVM, MBA
I am an Advisor to Equine Veterinary Businesses. My focus is to bring clarity to the business of Equine Practice.
Through an innovative virtual advisory program, I provide business coaching, solutions, and strategies. I have owned a single-doctor practice out of a garage as well as a regional referral hospital.
Two decades into my successful (financially and quality of life) career as an Equine Practitioner I had a nearly fatal injury while injecting a sacroiliac joint on a kind little Jumper named Joey. I emerged from rehab less abled than I was before.
My passion had always been working as an Equine Practitioner. In the blink of an eye, that ship had sailed. I needed a new way to make a living, hopefully near Equine Practice. I went back to school for an MBA with an entrepreneurship focus. Combining 20 years of medium to high end Equine Practice with my MBA training, I upskilled to become Andrew R Clark, DVM, MBA, LLC.
Op Ed: Equine Practice Might be Financially Sustainable, but Not the Way We Manage Now
Equine Veterinary Practice is at an inflection point. Many practices are seeking advice on complicated issues:
- There are different generations of veterinarians practicing at really different points. Some are just entering, some in mid career, and some are leaving. Each generation desiring to operate within their own expectations of business model, culture, and leadership
- Veterinarian and staff are finding themselves in a talent competition with companion animal practice, industry, and government veterinary positions
- Many are struggling with an obsolete emergency service model
- Many are trying to understand the various corporate ownership models offered by different aggregators
I can help you navigate through these issues and more.
Andy
Clark
Experience
In a consulting/advisory role, I have served as:
- CEO Avanti Equine Veterinary Partners
- Interim CEO AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust (PLIT)
- CEO Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
- Virtual CEO dozens of Equine Practices
- Facilitator three Veterinary Management Groups (VMGs)
- Advisor 200+ Equine Veterinary Practices
- Advisor 15 companies providing services and products to Equine Veterinary Medicine
- Advisor/Consultant three Colleges of Veterinary Medicine
Giving Back
My wife, Kathleen, and I live in Aiken, South Carolina. Our 'doing good things' energy is focused on supporting:
S - Success
I have had success owning, managing, and practicing in a regional referral hospital, Pioneer Equine Hospital and a one doctor ambulatory practice, Pioneer Equine Veterinary Services.
I have had success Consulting and Advising hundreds of Equine Practices from single doctor practices to a 60 doctor practice through growth, adversity, financial crash, recession and pandemic.
K – Knowledge
I have a broad foundation of knowledge spanning Veterinary Medicine and Business Administration.
E – Experience
Applying that knowledge and remaining a life long learner has given me a base of experience upon which I and my clients can rely.
W – Wisdom
Wisdom is the net result of knowledge and experience as long as you maintain focus on clarity and improvement every step of the way.
Numbers aren’t everything, but I believe that they tell a story. Here are a few numbers that tell my story. I have been an advisor to many. From colleges to practices, services to products, I have been an advisor for all these things. What are the things you need my knowledge, experience and wisdom on?
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Advisor/Consultant to Colleges of Veterinary Medicine
15
Advisor to Companies Providing Services and Products to Equine Veterinary Medicine
40
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Virtual CEO to 40 Practices
200
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Advisor to Equine Veterinary Practices